Thesis (M.M.)--University of North Texas, 2001. / For flutist (flute, alto flute, piccolo and bass flute) and percussionist performing vibraphone, xylophone, woodblock, glockenspiel and marimba. Includes analysis by composer (p. i-xxxiii). Score includes performance notes. Includes bibliographical references (p. xxxiii).

Five Seasons is a musical work for flute and percussion. The flutist alternately performs on the C flute with a B foot, alto flute, piccolo, and bass flute in each movement. The percussionist also plays different instruments in each movement: the vibraphone for Mid-Summer; the xylophone for Fall; the woodblock, temple block, and cowbells for Spring; the glockenspiel for Summer; and the marimba for Winter. The five movements of this work - Mid-Summer, Fall, Spring, Summer, and Winter - are based on a combination of Eastern performing practices with Western instruments. The musical characteristics are based on the techniques of fifteenth-century (e.g., isorhythmic technique) and twentieth-century Western music.